If twisting the throttle on a 900-cc snowmobile is your
cup of tea, Canadian Wilderness Adventures offers two
tours that will challenge advanced-level “sledders” on
Whistler’s surrounding mountains. Their Backcountry X
tour treats guests to a half day of guided exploration in
powder-filled alpine zones, and includes an introduction
to avalanche safety. The Powderhound tour is a full-day
excursion, taking guests into the Callaghan Valley to
hone essential backcountry skills such as powder turns,
sidehilling and hill climbing. The tours won’t have you
loping around groomed trails at limited speeds; they’re
your chance to explore and develop advanced riding
techniques in real mountain terrain.

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Got a need for speed? How does flying down the world’s
fastest track at more than 125 kilometres ( 78 miles)
per hour sound? It may sound unbelievable, but the
Whistler Sliding Centre allows members of the public
to experience sliding the track in a four-man bobsleigh
(bobsled in the U.S. and some parts of Canada) or even go
solo on a skeleton sled. Bobsleighs are driven by trained
pilots who guide guests down the track, generating up to
four Gs of acceleration while zipping around 10 corners.

Skeleton riders start lower down but get two electrifying
runs on the track, winding around six corners at speeds of
up to 100 km/h ( 62 mph).